Title

Author

Date of Award

12-1987

Degree Name

Master of Arts

Department

Physics

First Advisor

Dr. Stephen Ferguson

Access Setting

Masters Thesis-Open Access

Abstract

Rutherford Backscattering Spectroscopy with channeling is the only nondestructive method for analyzing crystals which have been ion implanted. An RBS with channeling procedure has been established at the Accelerator Lab of Western Michigan University. It utilizes a tandem Van de Graaff accelerator for an incident helium beam, a goniometer for crystal alignment, and a computer for experimental control and data aquisition. State of the art measurements can be made with accuracies comparable to other labs. Specifically, ion implanted silicon was studied wherein crystal damage due to implanting was found to vary directly with implanting energy and fluence and was also reduced by subsequent annealing. Further research efforts will find this experimental setup very productive.